The importance of a proper pre-tip inspection

Here are a couple of questions for you drivers: How thorough is your pre-trip inspection? Do you feel it is a necessary and important part of your daily routine? Why or why not?

Remote diagnostics is the real deal

 Fleets and owner/operators have had legitimate reason over the past few years to complain about a costly increase in unplanned downtime. Most of the problems can be traced back to the emissions systems installed on 2007 and later model...

Fuel surcharges: Is there a better way?

Researching and writing about fuel prices and their impact on transportation costs since fuel prices initially started to spike back in the late 90s I’ve come to realize – despite what some fuel experts will tell you – the...

A bright idea from Europe

My feelings on the emission control systems on heavy trucks are no secret: I’m not a fan. Now don’t get me wrong, the theory behind them is good. We all want to breathe cleaner air, especially those of us who spend all day sitting...

Safe and secure practices can protect fleets from cargo crime

The estimated cost of cargo crime is staggering. Across Canada, losses amount to as much as $5 billion a year, most of which disappears along the corridor between Windsor and Montreal. Thefts in the Greater Toronto Area alone are valued as high...

Young leaders chart their own course

An important part of our future has been forecasted. It has to do with aging and because it hasn’t been addressed in any significant manner, this part of our future remains bleak.

Watch out for signs of astigmatisms

Professional truck drivers rely heavily on their eyes to perform their daily work tasks. Even the slightest problem in vision can greatly inhibit a driver from performing his or her job effectively and safely.

Bad apple season

Within the first 10 days of October we had two clients call to say how they were almost scammed by someone falsely claiming to be from Canada Revenue Agency.

Snowball fight in the capitol

GATINEAU, Que. -- A dozen rigs blocked Ottawa’s Champlain Bridge this summer as part of a fight by the Greater Ottawa Trucking Association (GOTA) to restrict Quebec dump truck access to Ottawa snow removal work this winter.

PIT shares test results for trailer side skirts, undercarriage devices

MONTREAL, Que. -- After five years of testing trailer side skirts and undercarriage fairings, the results are in, and the fuel savings are real.

Two shows coming together as one

QUEBEC CITY, Que. – Master Promotions, Canada’s largest independent trade and consumer event management company is hosting the Quebec Forestry & Construction Expo, co-locating with Salon CAM Quebec, Apr. 25-26, 2014 at the...

Women in Trucking CEO urges industry to redefine the road

Mississauga, Ont. – The leader of Women in Trucking expressed the need to redefine the road at a session during the Recruitment and Retention conference hosted by Over the Road.

Trucks don pink for Ontario convoy

WOODSTOCK, Ont. – On Oct. 5, more than 80 pinked-out trucks gathered at the TA Travel Centre in Woodstock, where they formed a convoy that would travel along Hwy. 401 in a head-turning display of solidarity against breast cancer.

Managing fatigue can improve driver health, extend lives, author says

SEATTLE, Wash. -- Drivers who understand the causes of fatigue and how to manage it will be safer, more productive workers and may even live longer.

Play small ball to improve driver retention: Haight

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- During the Canadian Recruiting and Retention Conference, hosted by Over the Road, the CEO of Transrep delivered key points to retaining a positive workforce.